Patricia (Perez Prado song)

This article is about the song performed Perez Prado. For the song performed by Perry Como, see Patricia (1950 song).

"Patricia" is a popular song with music by Pérez Prado and lyrics by Bob Marcus, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that became the last record to ascend to #1 on the Billboard Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was also number one on the R&B Best Sellers for two weeks.[1] It became a gold record. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1958.[2]

Prado re-charted and re-recorded the song in a 1962 "twist" version.

The tune in Perry Como's "Patricia" in 1950 bears no resemblance to any version of Prado's.

Covers and other references

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
  2. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958
Preceded by
"Yakety Yak" by The Coasters
Billboard Top 100 number-one single
July 28, 1958 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson
(Hot 100 number-one single)
Preceded by
"Yakety Yak" by The Coasters
Billboard R&B Best Sellers number-one single
August 11, 1958 - August 18, 1958 (two weeks)
Succeeded by
"Just a Dream" by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets


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